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Yeah, but have you actually READ Holy Blood Holy Grail? If you haven't you are making a fool of yourself. If you have, then by all means demolish what I stated.
Farkel
I read it last week.. I enjoyed it.
Seems to be quite a raucus about it within the Catholic church. Watched some talk shows where they interview different priests etc about the book.
Already books published about the book "Breaking the Davinci code". I just read an article in discovery magazine talking about the different codes in the book. which are real and which are not.
I think Dan Brown did a fair bit of research to write it.
Seems to be written in a way that it would make a good movie. I'd go see it.
It has alot of historical fact weaved into the story and I enjoy that.
Special K
Special K........ he could not have done much research........he spelled some of the places in France WRONG...... lights of the monuments are not on at 2am.....and re-read the part about the pyramid in front of the Louvre....where he talks about how the tiles add to a certain number....then try and divide that number by 4 (cuz that's how many sides are on that glass pyramid) It doesn't divide by 4, so again, just plain wrong.
That's why a lot of people are upset because many are discussing it as a revelation, or truth, and its just plain fiction. If its taken as fiction, its a good read.
At least it makes a person think. I loved the book, and knew I would have hated it if I was still a JW. Angels and Demons, by the same author was even better.
After reading the DaVinci Code, you will never look at the Last Supper again without seeing who is also in the picture. And it isn't John.
you will never look at the Last Supper again
Mulan you are right. I never noticed the knife before. Who was holding it? And why? And why is Peter so angry at the person sitting next to Jesus?
Hi Simple Sally..
I'll agree. The book is a work of fiction.
but I guess I liked the book also because it made me think.
I thought of Silas and how he did the things he did to people.. and compared that to how some religions today kill or kill and believe it is all because it is the will of God. The chalice is wore around his leg that dug into his leg and the way he flogged himself..because he felt he needed to do that. hmm?
All the things about Opus Dei, I found extremely interesting. I wouldn't mind looking into that further unless that is all fabricated too.
And I think I related to the book in a female fashion of saying yes I could consider that God may in fact be a goddess and we have been mislead from the get-go. The oppression of women through the ages and certainly the oppression of women back in early times was something I thought about.
I guess the book left me thinking about certain aspects of my own life.. so .. I guess that is good.
Anyone reading the book, I would think, would want to question their own church to see if all these so called traditional teachings are fact, and why people are so willing to accept things that are probably not true.
I would like to read his other book now.. Angels and Demons. Alot on the forum have mentioned that they thought it was even better than this book.
sincerely
Special K
I have read The DaVinci Code about 4 months ago - and loved it.
Last night - I just finished reading Dan Brown's other book Angels and Demons.
Both books are interesting but I didn't like Angels and Demons nearly as much as the DaVinci Code. Angels and Demons was difficult for me to get through. It just dragged on and on and on! (War and Peace anyone?!) Drove me nuts! It got too predictable within the first 1/3 of the book. I most enjoyed the discussion on anitmatter as much as the religious implications.
The one thing that I liked about both books though was the fact that 'pagans' had a great influence on Christianity as we see it today. Hell, even the Greek canon as we see it today was compiled by a pagan! (Cornelius of the 4th century!)
And WE (!!) accept this censored collection of books as a complete record of the life of Jesus??! How naive!!
Of course, in defense of the Scriptural accuracy within our present Bible canon, a Dub will say that Jah has used people outside his circle of followers to accomplish his purpose.
Pu.... lease!!!!
This is God's inspired writings to man! You think a pagan politician that is trying to divert wars between pagans and Christians is going to be objective enough to accurately compile only the writings that are truly 'inspired'? He was trying to please both the pagans AND the Christians with this literature! That just can't be accurate. He was emotionally invested into the results of the work!
Anyways... that is one of the things that I really liked about the books. It was worth the read!
NOdenial!!
